Special Needs, Office Of

Mission

The Office of Special Needs ensures family-centered, community based, systems of services for children and youth with special healthcare needs through infrastructure building, training and technical assistance, and collaboration with families, other state agencies, heath plans, and community agencies. The Office assures access to care through systems improvement as guided by consumer input, Healthy People 2020 Objectives and Title V federal legislation. The Office is specifically charged with developing and implementing a plan to achieve appropriate community-based systems of services for children and youth with special healthcare needs and their families.

2009 Accomplishments and Milestones

88% of families of children and youth with special needs report the community-based service systems are organizes so they can use them easily.